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IOC warns Olympic boxing in deep trouble despite AIBA's claims

The IOC has told Olympic bodies not to trust a recent claim by the president of amateur boxing's governing body that the sport's worst problems are over. The IOC says a Dec. 5 letter from AIBA president Gafur Rakhimov to boxing officials is "likely to cause confusion."

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Gafur Rakhimov, the president of amateur boxing's governing body, has been accused by the U.S. Treasury Department of having links to the heroin trade and organized crime. (Pavel Golovkin/The Associated Press)

The IOC told Olympic bodies not to trust a recent claim by the president of amateur boxing's governing body that the sport's worst problems are over.

Writing to 206 national Olympic bodies, the IOC says a Dec. 5 letter from AIBA president Gafur Rakhimov to boxing officials is "likely to cause confusion."